Title - Fox in Socks Author: Seuss, Dr. Publisher: Beginner Books Print Synopsis Authors Purpose Genre A collection of tongue twisters that is an amusing exercise for beginning readers, from the zany world of Dr. Seuss. Entertain Concept RDQ (Reading Difficulty Quotient) Accelerated Reader Lexile Find at 351 2.3 580 Amazon RDQ based on a maximum of 3000 words Levels are suggested levels based on RDQ, not official levels Sentences Total Words Different Words Max Word/Sent 43 Total # of Words 848 # of Different Words 231 Ave Word/.Sent 5 Hi Freq occurs 317 37.4% # of Hi freq words 72 31.2% % of Long Sentences 2 Low Freq occurs 27 3.2% # of Low freq words 13 5.6% Subjective Criteria Illustrations: Moderate support Several repetitions of phrases or refrains Vocabulary: Few decoding/definition issues Language: Few descriptive words Sentences: Simple phrases Text structure: Story/Poem Concept: Fanciful Features Rhyming Unconventional punctuation Unusual use of vocabulary Topics Storytelling Challenges Clothes Teasing Rhyme Words *Animals Low Frequency Words blibber duddled freezy fuddled gluey gooey knox muddle muddled numb paddled tweetle wuddled